This latest edition of Regional Statistics, Queensland can be used to find out key economic and social statistics on the State's legal Local Government Areas and selected Statistical Local Areas.

It includes a map of each region according to the Population and Housing Census boundaries as at June 30 1996 and contains important information relating to:

Area

Population

Dwellings

Births and deaths

Building activity

Business locations

Agriculture

Manufacturing

Schools

Tourist accommodation

Local government, and

Motor vehicles.

Following is a brief sample of this 130 page publication. Table 1 presents information for Queensland's 11 statistical divisions and Table 13 presents information for Queensland's 8 statistical districts (see explanatory notes for definitions). Not shown here are Tables 2 to 12 which present information for all local government areas and statistical local areas (see explanatory notes) within each of the 11 statistical divisions.

STATISTICAL DIVISIONS

For the purpose of presenting the principal series of official statistics for the State, Queensland is divided into a number of geographical areas. These areas consist, for the most part, of aggregations of local government areas.
The primary division of the State is into 11 Statistical Divisions. These are intended to represent as far as possible ‘regions’ of the State which are characterised by discernible social and/or economic links between the inhabitants and economic units within them, under the unifying influence of one or more major cities or towns. The boundaries of the divisions have accordingly been delineated on the basic criterion that the degree of economic and/or social content and interaction within each division should be maximised. It should be emphasised that the boundaries of the divisions cannot be regarded as sharp lines of demarcation - they may, of necessity, be positioned within peripheral zones in which the influence of two or more ‘focal’ cities or towns overlap in varying degrees.

TABLE 1QUEENSLAND, Statistical Divisions

Item

Unit

Brisbane

Moreton

Wide Bay-

Darling

South-West

Fitzroy

Burnett

Downs

ASGC code

. .

305

310

315

320

325

330

Area at 1 July 1996

sq km

4643

17666

52283

90080

322655

123354

Population

Estimated resident population at 30 June 1997

No.

1546247

638378

227638

200132

26175

179288

Estimated resident population at 30 June 1996

No.

1519994

618228

224282

199920

26494

178035

Average annual growth rate, 1996 to 1997

%

1.7

3.3

1.5

0.1

-1.2

0.7

Dwellings, 1996 census

No.

574610

274887

95161

78548

11411

70122

Births, 1997–98

No.

21012

7716

3030

2934

475

2735

Deaths, 1997–98

No.

9884

4504

1792

1471

177

1115

Building, 1997–98

New dwelling units approved

No.

16536

10069

1923

1132

89

1111

Houses

No.

10670

6006

1597

955

83

926

Other residential building

No.

5866

4063

326

177

6

185

Value of residential building approvals

$’000

1639542

1059138

163758

112602

8801

108465

Value of non-residential building approvals

$’000

1346742

394556

50421

118725

5646

126346

Business locations, September 1998

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

No.

1538

5105

6061

7329

1741

3316

Mining

No.

210

109

41

34

55

98

Manufacturing

No.

5442

2430

591

605

61

399

Electricity, gas and water supply

No.

142

112

88

72

19

88

Construction

No.

9012

5484

1257

1156

141

1011

Wholesale trade

No.

6999

2118

551

720

110

548

Retail trade

No.

12973

6577

1842

1857

274

1548

Accommodation, cafes and restaurants

No.

2273

2000

543

499

127

448

Transport and storage

No.

4012

1703

716

815

149

689

Communication services

No.

467

190

80

71

31

65

Finance and insurance

No.

3287

1385

299

355

35

287

Property and business services

No.

16252

6794

978

1032

110

1033

Government administration and defence

No.

603

115

107

115

41

111

Education

No.

1803

692

337

357

67

281

Health and community services

No.

6502

2438

715

865

133

649

Cultural and recreational services

No.

1756

880

203

222

44

235

Personal and other services

No.

4043

1838

610

670

146

526

Total

No.

77314

39970

15019

16774

3284

11332

Agriculture, year ended 31 March 1997

Number of establishments

No.

1132

4300

5416

6854

1739

3064

Total area of establishments

ha

93331

939049

3786188

7810625

30412251

10626983

Value of agricultural commodities produced

$’000

207095

549880

616641

1371673

414477

473285

Manufacturing, 1996–97

Locations at 30 June

No.

4856

2164

548

552

64

352

Turnover of manufacturing establishments

$’000

2579200

456500

243500

282600

n.p.

273400

Wages and salaries(a)

$’000

17101100

2276900

1470400

1924000

n.p.

2478900

Schools, 1998

Government schools

No.

365

194

145

139

35

105

Non-government schools

No.

170

52

27

43

6

29

Tourist accommodation, 1997–98(b)

Establishments at 30 June

No.

150

228

67

61

17

79

Rooms/units at 30 June

No.

9082

15430

2076

1509

417

2938

Room occupancy rate

%

61.8

59.3

52.1

52.8

53.4

55.5

Takings from accommodation

$’000

183744

334755

26973

17970

4316

46183

Local government, 1993–94

Total outlays, all funds

$’000

(c)1894138

n.a.

190997

167562

51536

164593

Total receipts, all funds

$’000

(c)1878582

n.a.

194450

177507

53043

172211

Value of rateable property at 30 June 1994

$’000

(c)53831512

n.a.

3083718

3168957

371163

2337880

Motor vehicles on register at 30 June 1998

Passenger cars

No.

(c)1133264

n.a.

97881

91935

9144

75848

Light commercial vehicles

No.

(c)204871

n.a.

32219

33739

6976

27424

Trucks, prime movers, buses and motorcycles

No.

(c)78596

n.a.

13254

12945

1847

9775

(a) Excludes the drawings of working proprietors.

(b) Hotels, motels, guest houses and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms or units.

(c) Brisbane and Moreton Statistical Divisions.

TABLE 1 QUEENSLAND, Statistical Divisions(continued)

Item

Unit

Central-West

Mackay

Northern

Far North

North-West

Queensland

ASGC code

. .

335

340

345

350

355

300

Area at 1 July 1996

sq km

370089

68997

100951

268306

(c)311286

1730311

Population

Estimated resident population at 30 June 1997

No.

12374

122461

193331

215199

35848

3397071

Estimated resident population at 30 June 1996

No.

12521

120324

192179

210766

35947

3338690

Average annual growth rate, 1996 to 1997

%

-1.2

1.8

0.6

2.1

-0.3

1.7

Dwellings, 1996 census

No.

5506

46899

74291

84600

13762

1329797

Births, 1997–98

No.

224

1883

2893

3328

716

(d)47 048

Deaths, 1997–98

No.

89

621

1305

1212

197

(e)22494

Building, 1997–98

New dwelling units approved

No.

44

1103

1517

2100

130

35754

Houses

No.

27

890

1178

1567

114

24013

Other residential building

No.

17

213

339

533

16

11741

Value of residential building approvals

$’000

4097

120739

164216

211545

15222

3608125

Value of non-residential building approvals

$’000

6214

47935

208299

127265

19889

2452038

Business locations, September 1998

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

No.

700

2356

2362

3523

523

34554

Mining

No.

7

69

97

75

35

830

Manufacturing

No.

19

351

488

603

82

11071

Electricity, gas and water supply

No.

21

50

50

63

24

729

Construction

No.

95

768

1131

1505

137

21697

Wholesale trade

No.

43

391

709

662

122

12973

Retail trade

No.

125

1100

1755

2310

299

30660

Accommodation, cafes and restaurants

No.

80

384

479

882

129

7844

Transport and storage

No.

90

524

618

982

166

10464

Communication services

No.

13

57

60

99

21

1154

Finance and insurance

No.

19

209

302

330

36

6544

Property and business services

No.

53

752

1160

1518

148

29830

Government administration and defence

No.

31

46

114

162

48

1493

Education

No.

45

177

276

331

80

4446

Health and community services

No.

49

401

704

800

158

13414

Cultural and recreational services

No.

29

161

237

332

42

4141

Personal and other services

No.

75

332

517

627

109

9493

Total

No.

1494

8128

11059

14804

2159

201337

Agriculture, year ended 31 March 1997

Number of establishments

No.

707

2162

2073

3040

500

30987

Total area of establishments

ha

32618336

623043

9482162

18940811

30126567

151066733

Value of agricultural commodities produced

$’000

180661

487652

627329

593582

154817

5677093

Manufacturing, 1996–97

Locations at 30 June

No.

20

289

459

521

63

9888

Turnover of manufacturing establishments

$’000

2400

183200

209100

173000

n.p.

4458700

Wages and salaries(a)

$’000

13200

1237400

1792000

1024300

n.p

30144500

Schools, 1998

Government schools

No.

20

71

88

120

27

1309

Non-government schools

No.

4

16

34

31

7

419

Tourist accommodation, 1997–98(b)

Establishments at 30 June

No.

10

69

56

148

21

906

Rooms/units at 30 June

No.

245

3981

2398

9908

563

48547

Room occupancy rate

%

54.2

58.0

61.7

58.3

58.4

58.7

Takings from accommodation

$’000

2898

95308

39076

244599

7277

1003100

Local government, 1993–94

Total outlays, all funds

$’000

44753

111947

185438

199441

59328

3069732

Total receipts, all funds

$’000

44412

111125

179331

194314

54791

3059766

Value of rateable property at 30 June 1994

$’000

183948

1834052

2569910

4258442

239531

71879113

Motor vehicles on register at 30 June 1998

Passenger cars

No.

3895

51905

85296

85840

14345

1649353

Light commercial vehicles

No.

3258

20711

30623

32672

7083

399576

Trucks, prime movers, buses and motorcycles

No.

947

7315

10859

11448

2462

149448

(a) Excludes the drawings of working proprietors.

(b) Hotels, motels, guest houses and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms or units.

(b) Hotels, motels, guest houses and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms or units.

TABLE 13 QUEENSLAND, Statistical Districts(continued)

Item

Unit

Gladstone

Mackay

Townsville

Cairns

ASGC code

. .

3051

3054

3057

3061

Area at 1 July 1996

sq km

584

257

455

488

Population

Estimated resident population at 30 June 1997

No.

38004

62379

123328

109404

Estimated resident population at 30 June 1996

No.

37347

61078

122415

106694

Average annual growth rate, 1996 to 1997

%

1.8

2.1

0.7

2.5

Dwellings, 1996 census

No.

14031

23042

45927

43303

Births, 1997–98

No.

620

1034

1901

1697

Deaths, 1997–98

No.

164

398

700

544

Building, 1997–98

New dwelling units approved

No.

328

666

1273

1342

Houses

No.

304

543

956

921

Other residential building

No.

24

123

317

421

Value of residential building approvals

$’000

36683

73872

139366

130716

Value of non-residential building approvals

$’000

70739

26549

188912

98093

Business locations, September 1998

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

No.

280

219

143

244

Mining

No.

7

13

43

31

Manufacturing

No.

124

219

330

361

Electricity, gas and water supply

No.

21

13

19

11

Construction

No.

289

465

730

920

Wholesale trade

No.

121

276

545

445

Retail trade

No.

329

690

1216

1351

Accommodation, cafes and restaurants

No.

82

158

290

439

Transport and storage

No.

159

226

365

542

Communication services

No.

13

26

41

51

Finance and insurance

No.

61

157

216

244

Property and business services

No.

311

479

897

1065

Government administration and defence

No.

21

22

75

63

Education

No.

46

86

147

119

Health and community services

No.

120

257

527

447

Cultural and recreational services

No.

51

74

159

189

Personal and other services

No.

96

168

347

326

Total

No.

2131

3548

6090

6848

Agriculture, year ended 31 March 1997

Number of establishments

No.

244

102

56

58

Total area of establishments

ha

367933

11888

28510

3952

Value of agricultural commodities produced

$’000

13187

20335

8130

7072

Manufacturing, 1996–97

Locations at 30 June

No.

119

191

313

308

Turnover of manufacturing establishments

$’000

151900

133100

128500

84900

Wages and salaries(a)

$’000

1587200

779100

1114600

435600

Schools, 1998

Government schools

No.

13

18

34

24

Non-government schools

No.

5

12

16

16

Tourist accommodation, 1997–98(b)

Establishments at 30 June

No.

18

38

41

86

Rooms/units at 30 June

No.

n.p.

n.p.

1993

6808

Room occupancy rate

%

n.p.

n.p.

63.0

63.6

Takings from accommodation

$’000

n.p.

n.p.

33188

162893

(a) Excludes the drawings of working proprietors.

(b) Hotels, motels, guest houses and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms or units.

EXPLANATORY NOTES

DEFINITIONS1 Legal local government areas (LGAs), are spatial units which represent the geographical areas of incorporated local government councils, such as cities (C), towns (T) and shires (S).2 Statistical divisions, which are groupings of whole or partial LGAs, are designed to be relatively homogeneous regions characterised by identifiable social and economic units within the region.

3 Statistical districts have been defined around selected urban areas to provide comparable statistics over a period of time. These districts, which are intended to contain the anticipated urban spread for at least 20 years, are generally defined as having a population of 25,000 or more and experiencing urban growth beyond the LGA boundaries.

4 Data for some series shown in Tables 1 to 12 which are available for statistical districts are shown on pages 108 and 109.

5 Statistical local areas are the smallest types of spatial units in the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) for which data are shown in this publication. In general, they correspond to LGAs in non-urban areas or suburbs in major urban areas.

6 The area in square kilometres of statistical areas is derived from digitised statistical boundaries from the 1996 Census.

7 Data in this publication relate to the period 1993–94 to 1998–99, over which time there have been four versions of ASGC used. Each data set is presented according to the ASGC version current at the time of collection.

8 Estimated resident populations shown are based on the 1996 Census of Population and Housing counts adjusted for under-enumeration, as measured by a post-enumeration survey, plus the estimated number of residents temporarily overseas.

10 Figures shown for births and deaths relate to the resident population of the area for which they are shown.

11 Business locations data are classified according to Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC).

12 Statistics of building work approved are compiled from: (a) permits issued by local government authorities in areas subject to building control by the relevant authorities and (b) contracts let or day labour work authorised by Commonwealth, State, semi-government and local government authorities. Major building activity which takes place in areas not subject to the normal administrative approval processes (e.g. mining leases) is also included. The number of dwelling units created by alterations and additions to existing buildings, i.e. buildings other than dwellings, is not included.

13 Location. A location is a physical unit of an establishment, usually of an unbroken physical area or site.

14 Data for motor vehicles on register were provided by Queensland Department of Transport.